Recent Awards

In FY 2019, Brandeis University attracted nearly $60 million in outside funding to support research. Following is a list of recent awards received by Brandeis University scholars.
Health and Function Postdoctoral Training Program

Total Anticipated Award: $998,291

Principal Investigator: Monika Mitra, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Sponsor: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living

Date Awarded: 04/28/2020
Elucidating the Function of Class 4 Semaphorins in GABAergic Synapse Formation

Total Anticipated Award: $587,654

Principal Investigator: Suzanne Paradis, Biology

Sponsor: National Institutes of Health

Date Awarded: 04/24/2020

Preventing Opioid Use Among Justice-Involved Youth as They Transition to Adulthood: Leveraging Safe Adults

Total Anticipated Award: $331,861

Principal Investigator: Diana Bowser, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Sponsor: Texas Christian University

Date Awarded: 04/23/2020

Assessing Transformative Justice

Total Anticipated Award: $210,246

Principal Investigator: Pamina Firchow and Peter Dixon, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Sponsor: National Science Foundation

Date Awarded: 04/22/2020
Association of High-Risk Medications with Health Outcomes and Early Attrition among Post-Deployment Soldiers with Pain

Total Anticipated Award: $390,000

Principal Investigator: Mary Jo Larson and Rachel Adams, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Sponsor: The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

Date Awarded: 04/20/2020
The Role of Satellite Glia in the Maturation and Function of the Sympathetic Circuit

Total Anticipated Award: $444,845

Principal Investigator: Susan Birren, Biology

Sponsor: The National Institutes of Health

Date Awarded: 04/15/2020
Casa Esperanza Supported Employment & Urgent Care

Total Anticipated Award: $201,000

Principal Investigator: Cynthia Tschampl, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Sponsor: TRX Development Solutions, LLC

Date Awarded: 04/15/2020
Casa Esperanza: Combating Opioids Overdose

Total Anticipated Award: $141,984

Principal Investigator: Mary Jo Larson and Lena Lundgren, Heller School for Social Policy and Management

Sponsor: Casa Esperanza

Date Awarded: 04/10/2020
Organization and Function of the Periactive Zone

Total Anticipated Award: $1,519,945

Principal Investigator: Avital Rodal, Biology

Sponsor: The National Institutes of Health

Date Awarded: 04/08/2020
Rose Art Museum: Repositioning an Iconic Collection as Academic Tool and Essential Destination

Total Anticipated Award: $350,000

Principal Investigator: Luis Croquer, Rose Art Museum

Sponsor: The Henry Luce Foundation

Date Awarded: 04/07/2020